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Montreal Canadiens

Defenceman Jeff Petry is out indefinitely with an lower-body injury, the team announced Saturday.

Petry suffered the injury Thursday night against the Florida Panthers and has been placed on the injured reserve list.

TSN's John Lu notes that defencemen William Lagesson will likely fill Petry's spot in the lineup Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. 

Jake Allen will get the start in net.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Erik Kallgren will be in net on Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens, according to head coach Sheldon Keefe.

Kallgren, 25, has a 2-1-1 record with a .930 save percentage and 2.32 goals-against average this season.

Ottawa Senators

Forward Drake Batherson will make his return to the lineup Saturday night against the Florida Panthers, head coach D.J. Smith told reporters. 

Batherson has been out since Jan. 25 with a high ankle sprain.

“Today is the day we circled on the calendar," Batherson said Saturday morning.

Meanwhile, Smith adds that forward Adam Gaudette will not play Saturday while defenceman Nikita Zaitsev (non-COVID-19 illness) will be a game-time decision. If he doesn't play, Victor Mete could take his spot on the blue line. Anton Forsberg will get the start between the pipes.

Vancouver Canucks

Here is the Canucks' projected lineup to face the Dallas Stars Saturday night based on their morning skate, courtesy of TSN's Farhan Lalji.

Pearson- Miller - Garland
Pettersson - Horvat - Boeser
Podkolzin - Lammikko - Chiasson
Petan - Richardson - Lockwood

Hughes-Schenn
Ekman-Larsson - Myers
Hunt - Dermott
Burroughs

Demko
Halak

Thatcher Demko is expected to start in net on Saturday against the Stars, according to Lalji.

Demko, 26, has a 27-19-5 record with a .916 save percentage and 2.69 goals-against average this season.

The Canucks recalled forward Will Lockwood from the AHL's Abbotsford Canucks on an emergency basis on Saturday.

Lockwood, 23, was drafted 64th overall by the Canucks in the 2016 NHL Draft. The 5-foot-11 forward has nine goals and 25 points in 46 games this season.

Calgary Flames

Forward Ryan Carpenter is expected to make his Flames debut against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, according to TSN's Salim Valji.

Carpenter, 31, was acquired by the Flames on Monday from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick in 2024.

The 6-foot-0 forward has three goals and 11 points in 59 games this season.

Additionally, forward Sean Monahan will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game.

Monahan, 27, has eight goals and 27 points in 63 games this season.

Jacob Markstrom is expected to be in net on Saturday against the Oilers, according to Valji.

Markstrom, 32, has a 30-12-7 record with a .927 save percentage and 2.10 goals-against average this season.

The Flames are projected to use these lines for Saturday's game against the Oilers:

Gaudreau - Lindholm - Toffoli
Tkachuk - Backlund - Dube
Mangiapane - Jarnkrok - Coleman
Lucic - Lewis - Carpenter

Hanifin - Andersson
Kylington - Stone
Zadorov - Gudbranson

Edmonton Oilers

The Oilers are projected to use these lines on Saturday against the Calgary Flames, according to team reporter Tony Brar:

Kane - McDavid- Yamamoto
McLeod - Draisaitl - Hyman
Brassard - Nugent-Hopkins - Puljujarvi
Foegele - Shore - Kassian

Nurse - Ceci
Keith - Bouchard
Kulak - Barrie

Mikko Koskinen will start in net on Saturday against the Flames.

Koskinen, 33, has a 23-10-3 record with a .903 save percentage and 3.07 goals-against average this season.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Elvis Merzlikins will get the start in net Saturday night against the Minnesota Wild, The Athletic's Michael Russo tweets.

He is 22-15-4 with a .902 save percentage and 3.40 goals-against average in 43 games so far this season.

The Blue Jackets are projected to use these lines for Saturday's game against the Wild:

Nyquist - Roslovic - Laine
Voracek - Sillinger - Bjorkstrand
Robinson - Kuraly - Danforth
Chinakhov - Gaunce - Bemstrom

Werenski - Peeke
Gabrikov - Bean
Carlsson - Kukan

Merzlikins
Berube

Tampa Bay Lightning

Defenceman Ryan McDonagh will not be in the lineup on Saturday against the Detroit Red Wings and will be out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.

McDonagh, 32, was sustained the injury during Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins after he blocked a shot from Bruins defenceman Brandon Carlo in the third period.

The 6-foot-1 defenceman has three goals and 21 points in 60 games this season.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward Evgeni Malkin did not practice on Saturday due to a non-COVID related illness, according to team reporter Michelle Crechiolo.

Malkin, 35, also missed Friday's 5-1 loss to the New York Rangers with the illness.

The 6-foot-3 forward has 13 goals and 28 points in 29 games this season.

Additionally, goaltender Casey DeSmith participated in practice after exiting Friday's game.

The 6-foot-0 goaltender had come into the game in relief of starting netminder Tristan Jarry, but only played 4:19 after colliding with teammate Brian Dumoulin and hitting his head on the goal post.

DeSmith, 30, has a 6-4-4 record with a .905 save percentage and 2.96 goal-against average this season.

Nashville Predators

The Predators have recalled defenceman Jeremy Davies from the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals on Saturday.

Davies, 25, was acquired by the Predators in 2019, along with defenceman Steven Santini and two second-round draft picks, from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for defenceman P.K. Subban.

The 5-foot-11 defenceman has six goals and 31 points in 54 games with the Admirals this season.

Dallas Stars

Jake Oettinger is expected to start on Saturday against the Vancouver Canucks, according to Stars broadcaster Bruce LeVine.

Oettinger, 23. has a 22-10-1 record with a .917 save percentage and 2.49 goals-against average this season.

Chicago Blackhawks

Kevin Lankinen is expected to start in net on Saturday against the Vegas Golden Knights, according to Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun Times.

Lankinen, 26, has a 4-8-4 record with an .891 save percentage and 3.42 goals-against average.

Minnesota Wild

Marc-Andre Fleury is expected to make his Wild debut in net on Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets, according to Dane Mizutani of the Pioneer Press.

Fleury was traded to the Wild by the Chicago Blackhawks prior to Monday's trade deadline in exchange for a conditional 2022 first-round draft pick.

The 37-year-old netminder has a 19-21-5 record this season with a .908 save percentage and 2.95 goals-against average.

Carolina Hurricanes

Antti Raanta is expected to be in net Saturday against the St. Louis Blues, according to Sara Civian of The Athletic.

Raanta, 32, has a 10-4-3 record with a .918 save percentage and 2.32 goals-against average this season.

St. Louis Blues

Ville Husso is expected to be in net on Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes, according to NHL.com's Lou Korac.

Husso, 27, has a 16-5-4 record with a .925 save percentage and 2.33 goals-against average this season.

New Jersey Devils

Nico Daws is expected to start on Saturday against the Washington Capitals' according to NHL.com's Tom Gulitti.

Daws, 21, has a 7-7-0 record with a .901 save percentage and 3.07 goals-against average this season.

Los Angeles Kings

Defenceman Tobias Bjornfot is expected to return to the lineup on Saturday against the Seattle Kraken, according to head coach Todd McLellan.

Bjornfot, 20, has missed the Kings last five games with a lower-body injury.

The 6-foot-0 defenceman has eight assists in 61 games this season.